Staying Healthy as a Care Partner

Managing your own health and well being while supporting your loved one with Parkinson’s disease sometimes doesn’t feel like a priority.

It can help to remind yourself that in order to care for your loved one, you must also care for yourself. This course explores self-care, time management, and finding resources and support as you work towards integrating your own care into your caregiving routine.

 

Syllabus

 

Staying Healthy

The Importance of Staying Healthy 
Video

Caring for Yourself as Parkinson's Advances 
Video

Feeling Guilty? 
Video

Filling Your Tank
Video

Care to Talk: Self Care
Video

Pause and Reflect: Filling Your Tank
Personal Prompt 

Practical Tools

Discussing Your Needs 
Video

Words to Remember
Take Home Tip

Prioritizing your Health
Video

Assessing Your Own Needs 
Video

The Reality of Caring for Yourself
Video

Pause and Reflect: Practical Self Care  
Personal Prompt

Community Resources

The Value of Support Groups
Video

Care to Talk: Support Groups
Video

Finding the Right Support Group
Video

Find a Support Group through your local Chapter
Resource Link

Community and Online Resources
Video

AARP Key Resources
Resource Links

Finding Affordable in-home care
Video

Evaluation

  

 

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 The Staying Healthy as a Care Partner course is brought to you, in part, by the support of Right at Home and Acorda Therapeutics.

Target Audience

This course is appropriate for all care partners but will be especially helpful for care partners who are earlier on their caregiving journey.

Learning Objectives

Our hope is that care partners who take this course will:

  1. Learn ways to better take care of yourself.
  2. Learn ways to be a better care partner.
  3. Feel less alone in your challenges to prioritize yourself as the care partner. 
Course summary
Course opens: 
08/23/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
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